ArticleThe open dentistry journal2017
Knowledge About Chronic Orofacial Pain Among General Dentists of Kermanshah, Iran.
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- Interprofessional collaboration for the management of orofacial pain: a delphi study in the Netherlands.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Validation of an instrument for dentists' perception of pain in patients with communication difficulties.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2023Article
- A Retrospective Study on the Etiological Factors of Orofacial Pain in a Malaysian Sample.European journal of dentistry · 2022Article
- Self-perceived competence of dental students regarding the management of orofacial pain: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2021Article
- Newly graduated dentists' knowledge of temporomandibular disorders compared to specialists in Saudi Arabia.BMC oral health · 2020Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveDiagnosis and treatment of chronic orofacial pain are one of the most challenging issues in dentistry. The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge of general dentists regarding orofacial pain in Kermanshah, Iran.
methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted in 2016 including general dentists of Kermanshah city. A researcher-designed questionnaire was administered to collect demographic data as well as measuring knowledge of the dentists in four sections including etiology, clinical presentations, physical examination, and treatment of chronic orofacial pain. The questionnaire had acceptable validity (content validity > 0.9) and reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient= 0.857 for test re-test; Cronbach's alpha= 0.72 for internal consistency). The data were analyzed by the SPSS software (ver. 18.0) using Spearman's correlation coefficient (
resultsThere were 121 male (72.9%) and 45 female (27.1%) dentists with mean (SD) age of 40.55 (8.03) years and mean (SD) practice history of 13.28 (8.43) years. Mean (SD) knowledge score was 10.54 (2.36) (maximum possible score= 15). 48.2% of dentists had good knowledge in overall. 48.2% about etiology, 45.2% about clinical presentations, 36.1% about physical examination, and 7.8% about treatment had good knowledge. Knowledge had direct and significant relationship with age (r = 0.179;
conclusionThe results showed that the studied dentists did not have enough knowledge about chronic orofacial pain especially in the treatment field. Therefore, it is recommended to implement educational programs to improve their knowledge.
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